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Oracle Java SE Embedded 8

Thank you for choosing Oracle Java SE Embedded 8 for your embedded system. Oracle Java SE Embedded 8 is based on the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and provides specific features and support for embedded systems.

This document provides details about Oracle Java SE Embedded 8. The Java Runtime Environment contains the Java virtual machine, runtime class libraries, and Java application launcher, which are necessary to run programs written in the Java programming language. It is not a development environment and does not contain development tools such as compilers or debuggers. For development tools, see the Java Development Kit (JDK) Tools and Utilities documentation.

Platform Support

This release of Oracle Java SE Embedded 8 was tested on Linux for ARM, Power Architecture and x86 systems. The requirements of these systems are specified at Oracle Java SE Embedded System Requirements. For ARM, testing was done on the v5, v6 and v7 architectures. Power Architecture systems based on e600 core and e500v2 core architectures were tested. Headless mode was tested on all systems; headful mode was tested on ARMv7.

Some of the information in this document describes support or issues concerning graphics, window managers, audio, and so forth, and therefore only applies to the headful release on ARMv7.

Java support on ARM is specific to the GNOME Desktop Environment version 1:2.30+7.